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INTERSPUTNIK TO LEASE CAPACITY ON AFRICASAT-1
Kuala Lumpur, 19 September 2008 - MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. ("MEASAT") announced today that it had signed a contract to provide satellite capacity to the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications (“Intersputnik”). In the agreement Intersputnik will lease capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite to provide satellite services into the African region. The contract was signed within the framework of the Distribution Agreement that appoints INTERSPUTNIK as a non-exclusive distributor of transponder capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite.
“MEASAT’s movement into the Africa region has further been strengthened through our relationship with Intersputnik,” said Terry Bleakley, MEASAT Vice President – Commercial Operations. “The contract signifies the trust that highly respected international organizations, such as Intersputnik, has placed in the quality and reliability of MEASAT’s services.”
Stefan Kollar, Deputy Director General of Intersputnik, said, “Intersputnik is an all-purpose supplier of satellite capacity and technical solutions and works with telecom carriers, broadcasters and ISPs worldwide. The partnership with MEASAT substantially expands our service offering in one of our traditional markets and gives us the opportunity to further enhance relationship with our customers by offering them affordable and reliable capacity that complements our existing services in the African region.”
About MEASAT
MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to Asia’s leading broadcasters, DTH platforms and telecom operators. With the recent commissioning of AFRICASAT-1, the MEASAT fleet is able to provide satellite capacity over 145 countries representing 80% of the world’s population across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia. The fleet will be further enhanced in early 2009 with the launch of MEASAT-3a, providing additional capacity and in-orbit redundancy at the Company’s key 91.5E orbital video slot.
Leveraging facilities at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre, and working with a select group of world-class partners, MEASAT also provides a complete range of broadcast and telecommunications services including high definition and standard definition video playout, video turnaround, collocation, uplinking and IP termination services.
Date:
22 2008 | 
